It’s been two months since NASCAR driver Kyle Busch tragically died due to complications from bacterial pneumonia. His death was unexpected, to say the least, as he was only 41 years old and was still racing in the days before his passing. It’s understandably been a rough time for his family, and his wife, Samantha Busch, opened up about “the trauma” they’ve endured and how she can’t pretend that she’s OK.
Kyle Busch had been experiencing symptoms of bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” before his death, ESPN reported. On May 20, he was in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, North Carolina, when he collapsed. A 911 call revealed Busch experienced shortness of breath, was very hot and was coughing up blood. He was transported to a hospital in Charlotte, where he died May 21. Those events continue to haunt Samantha Busch, as she said in a recent Instagram post:
